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Family Name : Charadridae
Common Name : Lesser Sand Plover - Scientific Name : Charadrius mongolus ‹‹ Go Back
Common Name : Lesser Sand Plover - Scientific Name : Charadrius mongolus ‹‹ Go Back
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: Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus
Other names
: Mongolian Plover
Taxonomy & status
: sp C mongolus common winter visitor Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult moulting into breeding plumage
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Kithsiri Gunawardena
Location
: Kalpitiya
Date
: 28th February 2009
Equipment
: Canon 40D with Canon 400 F2.8 lens and 1.4 X teleconverter
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: Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus
Other names
: Mongolian Plover
Taxonomy & status
: sp C mongolus common winter visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult in advanced breeding plumage
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Athula Dissanayaka
Location
: Bundala National Park
Date
: 8th April 2010
Equipment
: Canon 50D with Sigma 500 F4.5 lens
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: Lesser Sand Plover Charadius mongolus
Other names
: Mongolian Plover
Taxonomy & status
: sp C mongolus common winter visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult in breeding plumage
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Kithsiri Gunawardena
Location
: Kora Kulam, Mannar
Date
: 28th May 2010
Equipment
: Canon 40D with Canon 400 F2.8 lens and 1.4x teleconverter
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: Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus
Other names
: Mongolian Plover
Taxonomy & status
: sp C mongolus common winter visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult in non breeding plumage
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Kiran Kumaranayagam
Location
: Kumana
Date
: 30th September 2010
Equipment
: Canon 40D with Sigma 500 F4.5 lens
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: Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus
Other names
: Mongolian Plover
Taxonomy & status
: sp C mongolus common winter visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult in non-breeding plumage
Red data status
: Not threatened
Photographer
: Kiran Kumaranayagam
Location
: Ruhuna National Park
Date
: 24th February 2011
Equipment
: Canon 40D with Sigma 500 F4.5 lens
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: Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus
Other names
: Mongolian Plover
Taxonomy & status
: sp C mongolus winter visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult in non-breeding plumage
Red data status
: Not threatened
Photographer
: Sudheera Bandara
Location
: Kotte marshes
Date
: 24th September 2011
Equipment
: Canon 60D with Canon 100-400 zoom lens
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: Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus
Other names
: Mongolian Plover
Taxonomy & status
: sp C mongolus winter visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult in non-breeding plumage
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Senaka Abeyratne
Location
: Kumana
Date
: 16th February 2011
Equipment
: Canon 7D with Canon 100-400 zoom
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: Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus
Other names
: Mongolian Plover
Taxonomy & status
: sp C mongolus winter visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: flock in non-breeding plumage
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Athula Dissanayaka
Location
: Chilaw Sand Spit
Date
: 24th February 2013
Equipment
: Canon 50D with Sigma 500 f4.5 lens
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